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Posted inLiterature

Western Lit: ‘Works Cited’ Follows the Author as He Reads His Way Into Maturity

Brandon R. Schrand’s second book, Works Cited: An Alphabetical Odyssey of Mayhem and Misbehavior, retraces the Idaho author’s life through his obsessive love of literature. Each personal essay is paired with notes about a book that influenced that time in his life, with entries varying from passing references to detailed tributes. The first essay introduces […]

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